[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0181]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display at The Wharf DC on April 1, 2023, to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for 
Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the 
safety zone for this event in Washington, DC. During the enforcement 
period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety 
zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and 
vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol 
Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location identified in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) 
from 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on April 1, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Courtney Perry, Sector 
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: 
telephone 410-576-2596, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC from 7:30 p.m. to 
9:30 p.m. on April 1, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for 
the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our 
regulation for Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District, Sec.  165.506, specifies the location of the safety zone for 
the fireworks show, which encompasses portions of the Washington 
Channel in the Upper Potomac River. During the enforcement period, as 
reflected in Sec.  165.506(d), if you are the operator of a vessel in 
the vicinity of the safety zone, you may not enter, remain in, or 
transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP 
or his representative, and you must comply with directions from the 
Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard 
ensign.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: March 13, 2023.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2023-05479 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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